Shamrock is on the gear....Admits it...

UFC Hall of Famer and MMA trailblazer Ken Shamrock admits he used steroids during his career.

Originally Posted by HDnet

"A UFC Hall of Famer admits using steroids during his fighting career."

Originally Posted by MMA Junkie

The 46-year-old fighter and UFC 1 competitor confirmed the usage while a guest on Friday's new edition of "Fighting Words with Mike Straka" on HDNet. Shamrock tested positive for multiple steroids after his most recent fight – a February 2009 submission win over the late Ross Clifron – but initially denied usage.

Originally Posted by Mike Straka

Shamrock, who didn't explain exactly when the usage took place, told Straka it's easy for MMA fighters to acquire the banned substances.

Originally Posted by Ken Shamrock

"When they find out about it, they want to stick their heads in the sand," Shamrock said. "No one wants to take responsibility, but everyone wants to see [bigger athletes]."

Its wouldnt be a hard assumption to make that people have wondered about Kens physique for quite some years.

I got in major trouble after UFC 6 when I said I had no doubt Ken was on the juice.

Yet, here we are.....

"Out of every hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back." -- Hericletus, circa 500 BC

If so why? I got news for you people - when you're playing a sport for large sums of money you're going to take drugs that make you better at it. The only difference between atheletes is some of them game the system and some of them sneak around it. And I guess some of them are Roy Nelson.

There's no choice but to confront you, to engage you, to erase you. I've gone to great lengths to expand my threshold of pain. I will use my mistakes against you. There's no other choice.

If so why? I got news for you people - when you're playing a sport for large sums of money you're going to take drugs that make you better at it. The only difference between atheletes is some of them game the system and some of them sneak around it. And I guess some of them are Roy Nelson.

Especially when you're doing it fifteen years after most professional athletes retire.
This rings of when Royce got tested positive for steroids; it's pretty clear to anyone who's ever looked at Royce that he isn't doing it to carve up, but the guy was in his 40's. It's going be pretty damn hard for his body to train and recover the way a 20 year old's would.

The fool thinks himself immortal,
If he hold back from battle;
But old age will grant him no truce,
Even if spears spare him.